Iowa State stands behind Lefty Moore

7:42 PM,
Apr. 16, 2013

In this Nov. 12, 2010, file photo, Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg stands with student assistant Keith Moore, right, before an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Arizona in Ames, Iowa. University officials say a well-intentioned effort to allow the 50-year-old Moore to assist the basketball team while he completed a bachelor?s degree went wrong, leading to a two-year NCAA investigation that could result in sanctions for the school and coaches found to have improperly contacted recruits.

Written by

AMES, Ia. -- A member of Iowa State's athletic council Tuesday said former student assistant basketball coach Keith "Lefty" Moore was just one of many pieces to a puzzle that ultimately led to the school reporting "major" recruiting violations to the NCAA.

"To act like this is because of Lefty - Lefty didn't make the 1,484 notation errors. He didn't," Tim Day, the council's faculty-athletic representative said after the group's regularly scheduled meeting.

"Maybe it triggered the investigation, but that's not Lefty's fault. Lefty didn't make those phone calls. This isn't about Lefty. ...